Juice extracting device



July 1, 1941. g, JQHNSQN I 2,247,948

JUICE EXTRACTING DEVI CE Filed June 5, 1939 I N VEN TOR.

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented July 1, 1941 Application J une- 1939, SeritlNo; 277,351

LClaim.

My invention relates to juice extracting devices and it has to doparticularly witli'h'ousehold' juice extracting devices of' theso-calledreamer' type.

The objects of my an improved juice extracting deviceof the-foregoingcharacter which is of simple and? inexpensive construction; to provideajuice extr'act ing device which embodies butfew-"operating parts, allof which may bereadily a'n'd quickly assembled and disassembled:toprovidea-devi'ce which may be easily keptclean and" sanitary;

and to provide a portable device which" is con 1 pact and light inweight butwhich is strong 'and' sturdy and is adapted to serveits-intended purpose-in a highly efficient' manner'for along-pe riod oftime.

Other objects and advantages-will become ap parent as this descriptionprogresses andb'y ref-#- erence to the drawing wherein Figure l is aside elevational viewof onefor-in of structure embodying myinvent-ion;

Fig. 2 is afront elevational view of 'the'struc ture shown in Fig. 1

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken' sub stantially on line 33of- Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a section taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a section taken substantially on line 55 of Fig. 3.

The structure shown in the drawing includes a base section In, anupright body section II and a reamer section I2. The base section l0,preferably, takes the form of a casting having a circular body portionIll with three radially directed arms In such arms being so arrangedthat two are disposed forwardly and one rear- Wardly, so that the basewill remain flat upon a supporting surface in the use of the device. Thecircular base portion II) is provided with an annular depression II! forreceiving and confining the bottom of a glass or other receptacle I3against lateral displacement.

The body section I I, preferably, takes the form of a casting having aflat bottom part II secured to the rear base arm Ill by screws l4. Thebody section II is so shaped that it extends upwardly and forwardly fromthe base I0 so that the reamer section I2 carried by the upper endthereof is disposed substantially above the glasssupporting part Ill ofthe base. The upper end of the body section is provided with ahorizontal portion which takes the form of a part of a dovetailconnection including a male or tenon element I I tapered forwardly.

invention are to provide The-reamer section I2 takes the form of a" castunit including an annular cup portion IS; the" rear portion of which isprovided with a depending,v integral supportingboss I6 of generallyrectangular shape in cross section. The

rear under' part of the supporting boss I6 is provided'with a dovetailconnection including a mortise oroavity shaped complementally' to andreceiving the dovetail tenon II on the upper end of'th'e body sectionII. The lateral tenon Il limitstheextentto'which the dovetail jointpartsmay-beslidtogether, and, after assembly; the dovetailjoint partsI'I 'and IZ 'may'befiXe'd' together in any desired mannerto'fixe'dly'securef the" re'amer' section to the body section: The

annular cup' portion I5 of the reamer section I2 is provided with asloping bottom portion Ili which terminates in an open' spout II which,in the assembled'po'sition' of the parts above described} is disposeddirectly above'the base part lll and'the receptacle I3" seatedthereupon.

The reamersection I2 further includes aconically shaped reamer member l8having exterior, axially directed ribs I9 thereon; The reamer I8 issupported concentrically and rotatively within the cup portion" I5; and,to that end-,the

for-ward part Iii' of thesupporting boss I6 is disposed approximately atthe central part of p the cup spout IT. From that point, the boss partI6 is extended vertically upward through the spout I"! and the cupportion I5 provides a cylindrical reamer supporting member 2 I. Thelower part of the supporting boss I6 is provided with a horizontal bore22 and the vertically extending reamer support 2I is provided with avertical bore 23 disposed at substantially right angles to the bore 22.In these openings I rotatably mount a pair of right-angularly disposedcylindrical gear members 24 and 25, the inward endS of which areprovided with bevel gear portions 26 and 21 adapted to mesh with eachother as shown in Fig. 3. The gear members 24 and are locked againstlongitudinal displacement from their gear-engaged positions by suitablyprovided pins, or the like, 28, 29, engaging, respectively, annulargrooves 30 and 3I at the ends of the gear members opposite the gearportions 26 and 21 thereof. The outer end of the gear member 24 isprovided with a reduced, threaded extension 32 projecting outwardlythrough the outer end of the bore 22 where it receives the head 33 of ahandle member 34. The other gear member 25 is provided with a reducedand flatsided end portion 35 projecting outwardly beyond the outer endof the bore 23 where it de- .viding a depending skirt-like portiontachably and non-rotatably supports the reamer l8.

The reamer I 8, preferably, takes the form of a body l8 having a hollowlower portion pro- I 8 and an inner horizontal seat portion l8. The body18- is further provided with an axial, annular opening 36 ofsubstantially the same size as the end portion 35 of the gear member 25,and a pin, or the like, 31 is extended in part through the'wall of theopening 36 to cooperate with the flat side 35 of the end portion 35 tocause the reamer I 8 to rotate with the gear member 25. The innerhorizontal seat portion of the reamer is adapted to seat upon the outerend of the member 2| in position for ready detachment but supported forrotation.

In the use of the structure above described, a lemon, orange, or thelike, is first cut into two or more sections and the cut section is thenplaced upon the reamer l8 with the interior portion thereof inengagement with thereamer ribs. The fruit is held in this position(pressure being applied downwardly thereon) while the handle 34 isrotated. As the handle 34 is rotated,

the reamer is rotated by the gear members 24 and.25 and the juice isextracted from the fruit 1n. amanner that will be well understood. Thejuice so extracted is deposited in the cup portion and it eventuallypours through the spout l1 and into the glass l8 therebeneath. The juiceisstrained before it leaves the cup portion l5. Tothis end, I provide astrainer 38 having a horizontal perforate part 33 and an upstandingskirt-part 38 The horizontal part is provided with. a central upstandingcylindrical sleeve 39 that fits freely over the vertical reamer support2|. The skirt part 38* is connected to the perforate part by a roundedsurface shaped complementally to an adjacent lower wall portion of thecup l5 against which it loosely seats. this way the strainer issupported for ready detachment and in position for straining all juiceextracted from thefruit. I v

Structure of the foregoing character may be manufactured very cheaply.It embodies but few operating parts and they may be detached chargespout in its bottom disposed directly above the receptacle supportingpart of said base, a conically shaped reamer disposed centrally of saidcup portion with its lower part disposed within saidcup portion and withits upper part projecting upwardly therabove, means extending integrallyupward above and non-rotatably within said cup portion for rotatablysupporting saidreamer under its own weight, said supporting means havingan axial opening therein, and

means for rotating said reamer which includes another andright-angularly disposed opening in said :cupportion connecting withsaid axial opening, a pair of members rotatably disposed insaiolopenings and having meshing gear connections=at their inneradjacent ends, the one of said members mounted in said axial openingbeing long enough to extend upwardly through and beyond-the end of saidreamer supporting means and having means for non-rotatably connecting itwith said reamer, whereby said reamer is not only-supported for rotationwithout lateral displacement but also may be easily and quickly detachedfrom said one member merely by outward movement of the reamer, a handleon the outer end of the other of said members for rotating the lattermember to, in turn, rotate both members andthe reamer, and meanscooperating with saidmembers and the openings in which they are mountedfor preventing axial displacement of said members while permittingrotationthereof.

HERBERT C. JOHNSON.

